London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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The Inner London Education Authority is responsible for the School Health
Service, but by virtue of an agreement required by Section 32 of the London
Government Act, 1963, there is joint use by that Authority and the Borough
Council of professional staff, premises and equipment. The Medical Officer of
Health is the Principal School Medical Officer of the Inner London Education
Authority for the area and is responsible to that Authority for the day-to-day
running of the School Health Service.
The School Population
There were a greater number of children attending schools in this Borough
than in any other Inner London Borough. The number of children on the roll of the
Borough's schools was 49,624. This shows an increase of about 300 over the
previous year's total.
TABLE 33
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE — Medical Examinations
| Medical Inspections Examinations: | |
|---|---|
| Routine examinations at ages 5, 7, 11 and during the last year at school | 18,069 |
| Non-routine examinations | 11,913 |
| Examinations to ascertain fitness for employment | 376 |
| Statutory Examinations. | |
| Children examined under Sections 34 and 57 of the Education Act, 1944 | 146 |
| As a result of these examinations the following recommendations were made:- | |
| Admissions to Boarding E.S.N. Schools | 6 |
| Admissions to Day E.S.N. Schools | 91 |
| Admissions to Junior Training Schools | 3 |
| Admissions to Open Air School | 1 |
| To remain at ordinary school with special educational help Decision deferred | 42 3 |